Grant Robinson (cricketer)

For the American soccer player, see Grant Robinson (soccer). For the New Zealand politician, see Grant Robertson.

Grant Geoffrey Robinson (born 24 July 1979) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 2001 to 2008. He was born at Gisborne in 1979.^[1]

Grant Robinson

Personal information
Full name	Grant Geoffrey Robinson
Born	(1979-07-24) 24 July 1979 (age 46) Gisborne, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001/02–2007/08	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 21 18 Runs scored 736 390 Batting average 21.64 27.85 100s/50s 1/2 0/2 Top score 125* 77* Balls bowled 24 – Wickets 0 – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 10/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2019

A left-handed batsman, Robinson's highest first-class score was 125 not out in Northern Districts' 16-run victory over Auckland in 2002–03.^[2] He was also a leading member of the Hamilton team that dominated the Hawke Cup competition in the 2000s. In 2005–06 he scored 268 against Northland to record the second-highest score in the history of the competition.^[3]

Robinson studied Law and Commerce at Waikato University.^[4] After working in senior positions for Westpac in Auckland, in 2019 he joined the compostable-packaging company Ecoware as general manager.^[5] He has a family with his wife Anna.^[4]